Nine Thais arrive back from London with high fever

By THE NATION

 

 

Nine Thais arrived back from London with high fever on Monday (May 18), while three more from Singapore have been placed under investigation for Covid-19.

 

Kittiphong Kittikhajorn, deputy director of operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, said on Tuesday (May 19) that airport staff screened passengers who arrived on EVA Air flight BR068 from London yesterday. “Out of 264 passengers, nine had high fevers and were rushed to hospital immediately,” he said.

 

“The rest were transported to government-designated quarantine facilities, which include Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel in Chonburi, and Movenpick Hotel and Qiu Hotel in Bangkok.”

 

The UK has the highest incidence of Covid-19 in Europe, with 246,406 confirmed cases and 34,796 deaths as of Tuesday.

 

On Monday evening, another 130 Thais returned from Singapore aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ976.

 

“Staff separated three passengers from the rest, as they displayed coronavirus-like symptoms, and sent them to hospital for investigation,” said Kittiphong. “The rest were transported to the Ambassador Jomtien Hotel to complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine.”

 

The screening and transportation of passengers were carried out by airport staff, Department of Disease Control officials and police from local stations in Samut Prakan province. Region 1 police chief Pol Lt Gen Amphol Buarabporn also visited the airport on Monday to oversee the process and offer moral support as well as supplies to officials on duty.

 

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Rushed to hospital with a high fever seems a bit over the top

Then how did they get their "Fit to Fly" certificates?

7 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

Then how did they get their "Fit to Fly" certificates?

And how about the temperature checks at check-in? 

I can see where this is going, another reason to keep filthy virus spreaders from Europe out. I'm getting so cynical 555

Edited May 19, 20206 yr by tribalfusion001

Britain really is the sick man of Europe now, it seems...

2 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

I can see where this is going, another reason to flithy virus spreaders from Europe out. I'm getting so cynical 555

Maybe, but it is true.

Same with US.

Infection cesspools they should all be banned indefinetly.

34 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Rushed to hospital with a high fever seems a bit over the top

Why, did you assess them?

I can see it now, they either were infected at the last moment before boarding, or they must have caught it on the flight home, never would they have been let to board had they shown signs.  I hope all the people have been traced and tracked in London now, Oh my goodness those dirty Farangs did this....they are trying to destroy Thailand, they are so despicable.  We will show them, No more international flights for them....

16 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Britain really is the sick man of Europe now, it seems...

The infection R rate is 0.4% in London and it's only in care homes mainly now. I'm going to London tomorrow to drink in a park with a friend, nice weather, no pubs open 55

I thought they had banned all flights?  madness

6 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I can see it now, they either were infected at the last moment before boarding, or they must have caught it on the flight home, never would they have been let to board had they shown signs.  I hope all the people have been traced and tracked in London now, Oh my goodness those dirty Farangs did this....they are trying to destroy Thailand, they are so despicable.  We will show them, No more international flights for them....

Tracked and traced in London, ha ha no chance, we don't have a system in place ooops

14 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Why, did you assess them?

High fever alone isn't serious, breathing difficulties that's another story

6 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

I thought they had banned all flights?  madness

There are flights of returning Thai coming in every day (about 300 persons per day).  

8 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

I thought they had banned all flights?  madness

Repatriation flights still on-going

Well I see Lopburi beat me to the keyboard submit button first.  ????

Edited May 19, 20206 yr by ThailandRyan

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Repatriation flights still on-going

BR068 is a regular commercial flight!! Are they the same thing?

5 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Then how did they get their "Fit to Fly" certificates?

That's why in places like Jilin fever medication cannot be bought anymore. 

 

2 hours ago, Greenhill said:

BR068 is a regular commercial flight!! Are they the same thing?

They can be - or regular commercial flight can fly here empty (cargo) and depart with paying pax as several do.

Maybe my tea I ordered in the Uk at the end of March will be one of these flights,or if I remember right? BA is the carrier of UK post, and they will not be flying here for a while yet, and I asked at my local post office today about sending a letter to the UK ,the girl said no flights, sea routes only.

19 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Then how did they get their "Fit to Fly" certificates?

Being Thai, maybe brown envelopes to fellow country folk in the Thai Embassy in London????

Will entire aircraft crew also be quaranteed, excusing pilots maybe?

Nine rushed to the hospital immediately - more potential exposures reroute beginning with escorts through airport, immigration, baggage claim, transportation, registration, etc. This could add significantly to the contact tracing efforts....if taken seriously.

 

 

14 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Being Thai, maybe brown envelopes to fellow country folk in the Thai Embassy in London????

Why the knee jerk gratuitous insult towards Thailand - or possibly you have evidence for this?

1 minute ago, George Aylesham said:

Why the knee jerk gratuitous insult towards Thailand - or possibly you have evidence for this?

 

1 minute ago, George Aylesham said:

Why the knee jerk gratuitous insult towards Thailand - or possibly you have evidence for this?

I have not, that is why I asked the question.

19 hours ago, webfact said:

“Out of 264 passengers, nine had high fevers and were rushed to hospital immediately,” he said.

 

“The rest were transported to government-designated quarantine facilities, which include Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel in Chonburi, and Movenpick Hotel and Qiu Hotel in Bangkok.”

The other 255 passengers are free to roam? Or Told to stay home for 14 days?

If those nine are sick from Covid19 , and 12 hours packed together with 255 others.

Don't you think the virus wouldn't jump over?

Same for the air crew.

 

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Nine Thais arrived back from London with high fever on Monday (May 18), while three more from Singapore have been placed under investigation for Covid-19.

Why in gods name were they allowed to travel?

5 minutes ago, Metropolitian said:

The other 255 passengers are free to roam? Or Told to stay home for 14 days?

If those nine are sick from Covid19 , and 12 hours packed together with 255 others.

Don't you think the virus wouldn't jump over?

Same for the air crew.

 

That's why the rest of the passengers are placed in Quarantine at a facility the government has designated.

17 hours ago, Greenhill said:

BR068 is a regular commercial flight!! Are they the same thing?

No actual commercial flights are inbound, this although listed as a commercial flight, is a repatriation flight.  

19 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

I can see where this is going, another reason to keep filthy virus spreaders from Europe out. I'm getting so cynical 555

I'd vote to keep them out just because they cause imported food shortages at FoodLand....damn those French buying up all the good bread.

Cases are so low in Thailand, they must import them to be able to justify the continued idiotic closures.

 

By this article it looks like the Pattaya area got the majority of these returnees. Think I will stay away from the closed beaches for at least 14 days from the last Thai returnee flights.